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Iraq 'Liberates' Tikrit in Key ISIS Defeat
Iraq said security and allied forces backed by US-led coalition aircraft
"liberated" the city of Tikrit on Tuesday, its biggest victory yet in
the fight against Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists.

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Mixed messages from Iran talks as high-level meeting adjourned
Mixed messages on the Iranian nuclear negotiations were emerging from
Lausanne, Switzerland Wednesday, where talks between high-ranking
international and Iranian diplomats - working through a midnight
deadline to reach a political framework for a deal - were adjourned.

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Apocalyptic Betrayals
President Obama's far-reaching efforts to facilitate Iran's march to
nukes amount to nothing less than apocalyptic betrayals of U.S. voters
and allies - betrayals that will make the world exponentially more
dangerous.